(IAAC) Obj: NGC 1622 - Inst: 10.1" f/4.5 Newtonian reflector

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Observation Poster: Brent Reary <gmbreary at rollanet.org>

Observer: Brent Reary
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 02/02/06  02:45 UT
Location of site: Rolla, MO  USA (Lat 37 57'N, Elev )
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 6.0 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 5 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: Minor - crescent or far from object
Instrument: 10.1" f/4.5 Newtonian reflector
Magnification: 128x, 257x
Filter(s): None
Object(s): NGC 1622
Category: External galaxy.
Class: 
Constellation: Eri
Data: mag 12.5  size 3.0' X 1.0'
Position: RA 04:36.5  DEC -03:11
Description:
A very faint, uniform, elongated oval halo aligned NE-SW.  It shows no
detectable brightening toward the core.  Steadily visible with averted
vision at 128x, it began to fade into the background at 257x.  Located
10' NE of 4th magnitude Nu Eridani and observed by keeping the star just
out of the field.  NGC1625, located 10' SE of NGC1622, could be seen ~1/2
the time as a very faint, uniform, circular nebulous patch with no detectable
central brightening.  NGC1618, located 10' NW of NGC1622, could not be seen.

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